Summit League Peak Performer of the Week (Apr. 28, 2025)
2025: Made an immediate impact in the Jackrabbit lineup as he earned a starting role at third base ... started 50 of the 51 games he played and ranked second on the team in batting average (.347), hits (69), runs scored (40) and doubles (12) ... also ranked second on squad with 19 multi-hit games ... tied a single-season school record in Division I era with a 19-game hitting streak from Feb. 23 through April 2 ... collected eight hits in series at Sacramento State (2/26-3/1), including recording first three-hit game and first RBI of collegiate career in second game of four-game set ... closed home series against St. Thomas with a 2-for-4 performance at the plate with two runs scored (3/22) ... went 3-for-4 with his first home run and scored a total of three times in home win over Omaha (4/12) ... named Summit League Peak Performer of the Week after notching multiple hits in five of six games during a busy week of action in late April ... opened award-winning week by going 3-for-3 and scoring four times in home win over Northwestern (Iowa) (4/22) ... connected on second home run of season against Creighton (4/23) ... batted .500 (7-for-14) with four RBIs over the first three games of series against North Dakota State (4/25-26) ... closed freshman season with another 12-game hitting streak over which he drove in a total of 14 runs ... knocked in a season-best four runs as part of a 3-for-5 afternoon at the plate in Summit League Baseball Championship elimination game against Omaha (5/22)
BEFORE SDSU: Nolan was a three-time all-state selection at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School, earning third-team recognition as a sophomore, followed by first-team honors as both a junior and senior .... named team captain of the Class 4A All-State Team selected by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association in 2024 after leading squad to a state championship ... batted .496 and posted a .597 on-base percentage while leading the state with 54 runs batted in ... shared state lead with 14 home runs and 118 total bases, adding 13 doubles and a pair of triples ... named Metro Player of the Year, Mississippi Valley Conference Player of the Year and Cedar Rapids Gazette Player of the Year in 2024 ... as a junior, batted .440 and slugged .663 while collecting three home runs and 18 doubles among with 62 hits ... also competed in basketball and golf at the prep level